Happy Thanksgiving. Whether you've overindulged or exercised some restraint, there's live music for which to give thanks.

Beyond ‘Buddy'

Since early November, Helotes-raised, New Braunfels-based singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist Stewart Mann has been working at the Cameo Theatre, portraying Buddy Holly in the acclaimed jukebox musical “Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story.”

Mann's brother, guitar slinger Garrett Mann, has been alongside Stewart in “Buddy,” playing a composite of two of the guitar players who made music with Holly, Niki Sullivan and Tommy Allsup. The Manns, with drummer Dominic Treviño Vasquez and bass man Tony Gloria, do a whale of a job in “Buddy.” They bring Holly's music to life as Crickets, then do the same as part of a larger band that performs songs from the last concert by Holly, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Richie Valens at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Friday, the Mann brothers will take a night off from “Buddy” to work their regular night job, a gig with Stewart Mann & the Statesboro Revue at Sam's Burger Joint. The Kyle Reed Band will open.

While the Statesboro Revue is building a large following among fans of revved-up Texas country and Red Dirt country/rock, the band leans more toward highly charged Southern soul marked by serious Texas hot-licks guitar and a deep-groove backbeat.

Stewart Mann has an excellent voice, perfect for delivering songs such as “Over You,” “Shine On” and “Come Back to You” from the band's latest CD, “Different Kind of Light.”

A new Statesboro Revue CD is in the works, so listen for new songs, older songs and maybe even a couple selections from the Buddy Holly book on Friday at Sam's.

Saturday, Mann will again don the black, horn-rimmed Holly glasses and, with Garrett, take to the Cameo stage. “Buddy” will run through Dec. 2.

Chisme's facts

Chisme is the Spanish word for gossip. But facts are facts, and the fact is Chisme, the San Antonio hip-hop group fronted by R.e.L (Ariel Faz) and Progeny (Erick Frias), will release the new CD “In One Ear, Out the Other” Saturday night at Hi-Tones. “In One Ear” follows Chisme's well-received debut, “Storytellers.”

Chisme, regulars at the long-gone and still lamented Saluté, do their hip-hop with a distinctive San Antonio accent and with live accompaniment, including the percussion of Chadwick Gonzales, plus the turntable work of guest DJs.

Support for the release show comes from heavy hitters, including Mexican Stepgrandfather (Marco Cervantes), the educator whose excellent albums include “Machine People” and the collaborative “Third Root: Stand for Something.” The bill also will feature Certain Sickness, freestylers Crash Savage and Hacksaw Slim, and Austin-based DJ Notion. Showtime is 10 p.m. Cover $3.

Song-filled Sunday

Too often, music gets cluttered, gets turned into something closer to cacophony than art. Just because you can fill every bar of a song with something, anything, everything, doesn't mean you should. As it does in visual art, space matters in music.

Seven-string guitar wizard Polly Harrison knows that. So does baritone Gilbert Centeno. Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Olmos Bharmacy, Centeno and Harrison will team to put the spotlight on classic songs powered by lyrics and beautifully rendered guitar chords, not by noise and volume. Cover $5.

Jim Beal Jr.'s Night Lights covers the area music scene. He also plays bass in the local band Miss Neesie & the Ear Food Orchestra. Send email to jbeal@express-news.net. Beal is host of the “Third Coast Music Network” from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays on KSYM, 90.1 FM. Check the Music Beat blog at mySA.com.